In a rural state like Vermont, where the majority of diagnosed dementia patients receive care at home, the University of Vermont Medical Center’s Dementia Family Caregiver Center, is a critical connection for caregivers.
The University of Vermont Health Network
Hospitals and Health Care
Burlington, Vermont 5,638 followers
About us
Working together to better serve our communities makes us stronger, focused on collaboration instead of competition. As a team, The University of Vermont Health Network improves the lives of our patients by delivering outstanding care cost-effectively, as close to patients' homes as possible. Our hospitals and physicians are bringing the best of community and academic medicine together, sharing their knowledge and resources to give patients access to leading-edge technology, advanced treatment options and the highest level of compassionate care are the heart and science of medicine. The University of Vermont Health Network cares for communities on both sides of Lake Champlain, from the Adirondacks to the Green Mountains and beyond. Members include: The University of Vermont Medical Center, formerly known as Fletcher Allen Health Care, and affiliated with the University of Vermont Colleges of Medicine and Nursing and Health Sciences Alice Hyde Medical Center Central Vermont Medical Center Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Elizabethtown Community Hospital Our network was created in October 2011 when Fletcher Allen in Burlington, Vermont, and Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin, Vermont, signed an affiliation agreement. In January 2013, New York partners Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital in Plattsburgh and Elizabethtown Community Hospital in Elizabethtown joined the affiliation. In 2016, Alice Hyde Medical Center joined. The network was originally called Fletcher Allen Partners.
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https://www.uvmhealth.org/Pages/home.aspx
External link for The University of Vermont Health Network
- Industry
- Hospitals and Health Care
- Company size
- 10,001 employees
- Headquarters
- Burlington, Vermont
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- Nonprofit
- Specialties
- Health Care and Academic Medicine
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Primary
462 Shelburne Rd
Burlington, Vermont 05401, US
Employees at The University of Vermont Health Network
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We are committed to making life-changing moments happen for those facing the challenge of cancer. Our state-of-the-art linear accelerator technology, available at multiple hospitals within our network, is a testament to this commitment. We are proposing a multi-year plan aimed at providing people in our region access to the best cancer care possible. No matter where you receive care within our system, you'll have a team of dedicated experts in your corner, ready to help you take on the disease head-on.
Life-Saving Care Helps More Vermonters Ring the Bell on Cancer – UVM Health Network
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UVM Health Network CEO Sunny Eappen in a recent Burlington Free Press feature: "I've gone to all 14 hospitals in Vermont and I've asked them, 'What can we do for you, how can we work better with you?' The reality is that the folks that are here within our network feel a responsibility to the state. We're not competing. It's how do we take care of the state, how do we take care of the people who are here, better?" https://lnkd.in/e2M2NhjE
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Using the robotic arm enables our surgeons to provide a more predictable joint replacement surgical experience. Overall, the expectation is that robotic-assisted knee surgery will lead to less time in the hospital, less pain and faster recoveries, although recovery times can vary based on patient-specific factors. Both UVMMC and CVMC orthopedic teams use the Mako robot for joint replacement surgeries.
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Finding housing in the greater Burlington area just got easier for new and existing employees of University of Vermont Health Network, with health system leaders joined by community members and government officials to celebrate the opening of 112 Garden Street apartments in South Burlington, Vermont.
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Last Call for Presentation Ideas! Join the 2024 Health Equity Summit by the UVM Health Network and University of Vermont. We're looking for inspiring presenters and session leaders. Deadline: Friday, May 31! Learn more and submit your ideas at https://lnkd.in/e9XA_-Rb.
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Patients in our region are benefitting from class leading surgical care close to home as Healthgrades has named University of Vermont Medical Center among the top 10% in the U.S. for outpatient orthopedic surgery and recognized the academic medical center with its prestigious Outpatient Joint Replacement Excellence Award for 2024. Claude Nichols, MD, the Network Department Chair of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation said, “This achievement highlights our deep commitment to our patients by providing the highest-level care and investing in the tools that help our talented team of caregivers best serve our patients across Vermont and northern New York.”
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Has a nurse made a difference for you or a loved one? Let's honor their dedication together this Nurses Week, May 6 to 12. Share your appreciation at https://lnkd.in/gwBjdYBy.